Mass Readings & Missal

Year B.

17th Sunday Ordinary Time

28th July 2024

INTRODUCTION (Commentator) 

Good evening/morning everyone. My name is …………….. and I would like to wish you a warm welcome to our Mass at Holy Spirit Church, Kurri Kurri/ St Joseph’s, Cessnock/ St Francis Xavier’s Abermain.
The priest celebrating with us today is Father James (and assisting him is Deacon Viane.)

We are reminded today of God’s overflowing abundance and care for those who are God’s People. Our faith and trust in God’s providence enables us to be about Christ’s mission in the world. We pray particularly for grandparents and the elderly.

Please stand for our processional hymn:

GREETING
In the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.  AMEN
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God,

and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

And with your spirit.

PENITENTIAL ACT

Brethren (brothers and sisters), let us acknowledge our sins,

and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

I confess to almighty God

and to you, my brothers and sisters,

that I have greatly sinned,

in my thoughts and in my words,

in what I have done and in what I have failed to do,

through my fault, through my fault,

through my most grievous fault;

therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin,

all the Angels and Saints,

and you, my brothers and sisters,

to pray for me to the Lord our God.

May almighty God have mercy on us,

forgive us our sins,

and bring us to everlasting life. AMEN

Lord, have mercy.  Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

GLORIA

Glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace to people of good will.

We praise you; we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you,

we give you thanks for your great glory, 

Lord God, heavenly King,

O God, almighty Father.

Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,

Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,

you take away the sins of the world,

have mercy on us;

you take away the sins of the world,

receive our prayer;

you are seated at the right hand of the Father,

have mercy on us.

For you alone are the Holy One,

you alone are the Lord,

you alone are the Most High,

Jesus Christ,

with the Holy Spirit,

in the glory of God, the Father.   AMEN

COLLECT

O God, protector of those who hope in you,

without whom nothing has firm foundation,

nothing is holy, bestow in abundance your mercy upon us and grant that,

with you as our ruler and guide,

we may use the good things that pass in such a way

as to hold fast even now to those that ever endure.

 Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

God, for ever and ever. AMEN.

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

FIRST READING:
2 Kings 4:42-44

A reading from the second book of the Kings

They will eat and have some left over.

A man came from Baal-shalishah, bringing Elisha, the man of God, bread from the first-fruits, twenty barley loaves and fresh grain in the ear. ‘Give it to the people to eat,’ Elisha said. But his servant replied, ‘How can I serve this to a hundred men?’ ‘Give it to the people to eat’ he insisted ‘for the Lord says this, “They will eat and have some left over.”’ He served them; they ate and had some over, as the Lord had said.

The Word of the Lord.  Thanks be to God.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

Ps 144:10-11, 15-18. R. v.16

(R.) The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs.

1.   All your creatures shall thank you, O Lord,  

and your friends shall repeat their blessing.

They shall speak of the glory of your reign

and declare your might, O God. (R.)

2.   The eyes of all creatures look to you   

and you give them their food in due time.

You open wide your hand,

grant the desires of all who live. (R.)

3.   The Lord is just in all his ways  

and loving in all his deeds.

He is close to all who call him,

who call on him from their hearts. (R.)

SECOND READING

Ephesians 4:1-6

A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Ephesians

There is one body, one Lord, one faith, one baptism.

I, the prisoner in the Lord, implore you to lead a life worthy of your vocation. Bear with one another charitably, in complete selflessness, gentleness and patience. Do all you can to preserve the unity of the Spirit by the peace that binds you together. There is one Body, one Spirit, just as you were all called into one and the same hope when you were called. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God who is Father of all, through all and within all.

The Word of the Lord.  Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Luke 7:16

Alleluia, alleluia!

A great prophet has appeared among us;

God has visited his people. Alleluia!

GOSPEL

John 6:1-15

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John

He distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted.

Jesus went off to the other side of the Sea of Galilee – or of Tiberias – and a large crowd followed him, impressed by the signs he gave by curing the sick. Jesus climbed the hillside, and sat down there with his disciples. It was shortly before the Jewish feast of Passover.

Looking up, Jesus saw the crowds approaching and said to Philip, ‘Where can we buy some bread for these people to eat?’ He only said this to test Philip; he himself knew exactly what he was going to do. Philip answered, ‘Two hundred denarii would only buy enough to give them a small piece each.’ One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said, ‘There is a small boy here with five barley loaves and two fish; but what is that between so many?’ Jesus said to them, ‘Make the people sit down.’ There was plenty of grass there, and as many as five thousand men sat down. Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks and gave them out to all who were sitting ready; he then did the same with the fish, giving out as much as was wanted. When they had eaten enough he said to the disciples, ‘Pick up the pieces left over, so that nothing gets wasted.’ So they picked them up, and filled twelve hampers with scraps left over from the meal of five barley loaves. The people, seeing this sign that he had given, said, ‘This really is the prophet who is to come into the world.’ Jesus, who could see they were about to come and take him by force and make him king, escaped back to the hills by himself.

The Gospel of the Lord.
All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

HOMILY

PROFESSION OF FAITH
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,

the Only Begotten Son of God,

born of the Father before all ages.

God from God, Light from Light,

true God from true God,

begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;

through him all things were made.

For us men and for our salvation

he came down from heaven,

(At the words that follow, up to and including and became man, all bow.)

and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,

he suffered death and was buried,

and rose again on the third day

in accordance with the Scriptures.

He ascended into heaven

and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory

to judge the living and the dead

and his kingdom will have no end.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,

who proceeds from the Father and the Son,

who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,

who has spoken through the prophets.

I believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.

I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins

and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead

and the life of the world to come.   AMEN

UNIVERSAL PRAYER – PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL 

Celebrant:

Brothers and sisters, God is close to all who call from their hearts. Let us turn to God in prayer.   

1.  We pray that in peace the Church will be united in one body, one Spirit and one baptism.

(pause) In your goodness.

All: Lord, hear our prayer.

2.  We pray that nations will distribute their resources wisely and care for the environment.

(pause) In your goodness.

All: Lord, hear our prayer.

3.      We pray that we will bear with one another in complete selflessness, gentleness and patience.

(pause) In your goodness.

All: Lord, hear our prayer.

4.      We pray that those who are starving through poverty or famine will be assisted by the many who have abundant food.

(pause) In your goodness.

All: Lord, hear our prayer.

5.      We pray that the sick will find us living signs of Christ’s compassion.

(pause) In your goodness.

All: Lord, hear our prayer.

6.  We pray that we who are nourished at the table of the Lord will give witness to the depths of God’s love.

(pause) In your goodness.

All: Lord, hear our prayer.

7.  We pray that those who have died and ate of the bread of life will feast at the eternal banquet. We pray especially for our recently deceased…….and those whose anniversaries occur at this time.

(pause) In your goodness.

All: Lord, hear our prayer.

Celebrant:

Life-giving God, you sustain us with your word and sacrament and bind us together in love and peace. Hear our prayers that we may share with others your generous gifts. We ask this in the name of Jesus, the living Bread, who is Lord for ever. Amen.

THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS

Accept, O Lord, we pray, the offerings

which we bring from the abundance of your gifts,

that through the powerful working of your grace

these most sacred mysteries may sanctify our present way of life

and lead us to eternal gladness.

Through Christ our Lord.

AMEN

The Lord be with you.      
And with your spirit.

Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right and just.

PREFACE

It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,

always and everywhere to give you thanks,

Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God,

through Christ our Lord.

For by his birth he brought renewal

to humanity's fallen state,

and by his suffering, cancelled out our sins;

by his rising from the dead,

he has opened the way to eternal life,

and by ascending to you, O Father,

he has unlocked the gates of heaven.

And so, with the company of Angels and Saints,

we sing the hymn of your praise,

as without end we acclaim:

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.

Heaven and earth are full of your glory.

Hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna in the highest.

THE MYSTERY OF FAITH 

Save us, Saviour of the world,

for by your cross and Resurrection

you have set us free.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

We have consumed, O Lord, this divine Sacrament,

the perpetual memorial of the Passion of your Son;

grant, we pray, that this gift,

which he himself gave us with love beyond all telling,

may profit us for salvation.

Through Christ our Lord.

AMEN

DISMISSAL

Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.